CVE-2014-9984 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
nscd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.20 does not correctly compute the size of an internal buffer when processing netgroup requests, possibly leading to an nscd daemon crash or code execution as the user running nscd.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
06/12/2017
View Analysis Description
Analysis Description
nscd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.20 does not correctly compute the size of an internal buffer when processing netgroup requests, possibly leading to an nscd daemon crash or code execution as the user running nscd.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
06/12/2017
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
9.8 CRITICAL
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.5 HIGH
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
2 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
6/16/2017 9:29:00 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99071 [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
6/15/2017 11:53:27 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
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OR
*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
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CWE-119 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16695 No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16695 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=c44496df2f090a56d3bf75df930592dac6bba46f No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=c44496df2f090a56d3bf75df930592dac6bba46f Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9984
NVD Published Date:
06/12/2017
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2017
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